Breakdown of Büyük kargaşa bittikten sonra kimisi dağıldı, kimisi orada kaldı.
büyük
big
orada
over there
kalmak
to stay / to be left / to remain (in a state)
bitmek
to finish / to end
sonra
after
kargaşa
chaos / confusion
kimisi
some / some of them
dağılmak
to disperse / to scatter
Questions & Answers about Büyük kargaşa bittikten sonra kimisi dağıldı, kimisi orada kaldı.
What is the difference between using kimi ... kimi ... and kimisi ... kimisi ... in a sentence like this?
Both patterns mean "some ... some ...". The -si in kimisi is a 3rd-person possessive suffix that emphasizes "some of them" out of a specific group. In this sentence, it refers to the specific people involved in the great chaos. While they are mostly interchangeable, kimisi sounds slightly more concrete.
Since kimisi means "some" (multiple people), why are the verbs dağıldı and kaldı in the singular form?
In Turkish, when the subject of a sentence is an indefinite pronoun like kimisi, bazıları (some), or herkes (everyone), the verb typically remains in the singular 3rd-person form. You do not need to add the plural suffix -lar to the verbs dağıldı and kaldı here.
Can you break down how bittikten sonra translates to "after it ended"?
It combines the verb bitmek (to end) with the structure -DIkten sonra (after doing something). The suffix -tik is a participle that turns the verb into a noun-like state, followed by the ablative case -ten (from) and the postposition sonra (after). The d in the suffix changes to t because the root bit- ends in a voiceless consonant.
What is the root of the verb dağıldı? Does it have anything to do with dağ (mountain)?
It has no relation to dağ. The verb is dağılmak (to scatter, disperse, or break up). It functions as the intransitive or passive form of dağıtmak (to distribute or mess up). Here, it simply means the group of people naturally scattered after the chaos.
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